Milk-bottle closure



Aug. 13, 1929.

MILK BOTTLE cLosuim Filed June 2. 1928 H a. Ema,

' H. o. VARRIEUR 1,724,810

Patented Aug. 13, 1929.

UNITED STATES HENRY 0. VARRIEUB, OF SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA.

MILK-BOTTLE CLOSURE.

Application filed June 2, 1928. Serial No. 282,287.

The invention relates to closures for milk bottles and the like, and hasfor its principal object the provision of a closure that willimmediately indicate whether it has been 6 tampered with so that thepurchaser may be advised as to whether or not the contents of the bottleare as originally prepared by the manufacturer or salesman fordistribution.

A further object of the invention is the 10 provision of a closure formilk bottles comprising a hoodhaving a depending apron to entirelyenclose the top of a bottle and having secured thereto a tab of flexiblematerial to which is terminally engaged a band of metal thatis adaptedto be crimped after the hood is placed on the bottle to engage the hoodin position thereon. The hood is adapted to be removed by breaking theconnectio'nbetween the band and the tab to dispense the contents of thebottle, the hood being adapted after the seal isbroken to be used incovering the neck of the bottle to protect the contents from foreignmatter until the contents of the bottle has been entirely used.

2 The invention will be described in detail hereinafter and will befound illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which--- Figure 1, isa view in perspective of the I improved milk bottle closure before beingapplied to the bottle,

. Figure 2 is a similar view showin the closure applied to the bottleand seale and Figure 3 is a similar view showing the closure unsealed topermit decanting the contents of the bottle.

In the drawings similar reference characters are used to designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views.

The improved milk bottle closure com- 40 prises ahood 1 made of paper orother suitable flexible material and having its edges downturned andpleated or crimped to form an apron 2. Secured to the apron 2 is a tab 3by means of a sta 1e 4 or other suitable means,and terminal y engagingthetab is a band-5, preferably of sheet metal and of, a type that willpermit crimping the band intermediate of the end secured to the tab asuct under his name.

shown at 6. The ends of'the band 5 are secured in any suitable manner tothe tab 3,

preferably by bending the ends of the band back on themselves to formhooks 7 and the ends of the band where secured to the-tab are alinedwith the staple 4.

In operation it will be understood that when the bottle is'in asealedposition as shown in Figure 2, the crimps 6 being formed in thefound by any suitable means and it is desired to decant the contents ofthe bottle, the free end of the tab 3 is pulled upwardly, and therebythe apron 2 is raised and a pull is exerted on the connection betweenthe end of the band 5 and the tab and one or both of the ends of theband are torn'f from the tab thus breaking the seal and permittingdecanting the contents of the bottle.

It will be apparent that while the seal is intact, as shown in Figure 2,the purchaser is advised that the contents of the milk bottle have notbeen tampered with, but should the seal be broken it would be anindication to the customer that the contents may have been tampered withand the salesman is pro- Y tected against unauthorized selling of aprod- Furthermore it will be understood that after the purchaser hasbroken the seal to decant the contents of the bottle the hood may beutilized by him to. cover the neck of the bottle to protect the contentsfrom contamination until the contents have been entirely used.

What is claimed is A bottle closure; comprising a hood adapted toenclose a bottle top and having. a depending apron, a tab of fibrousmaterial, a staple securing the tab to said apron, and a, seal oonsistmgof a metal clampingband encircling the hood, hoops on the ends of thehand and engaging the tab, said band being adapted to be crimpedintermediate of-its ends to clamp the hood on the bottle, and the tabbeing adapted to be broken to break the seal aforesaid.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

HENRY o. VABRIEUR.

